The idea of a web-centric device that cannot support a must-have program like Flash is silly. Notion Ink was smart enough to recognize this and include Flash playback for its Adam tablet. Notion has also added a swivel webcam to its prototype, adding yet another feature not available in that other slate device.

The Adam is still in development but the latest prototype is being shown off to the lucky folks in Barcelona for MWC. The tablet has an NVIDIA Tegra chip, support for Flash, and a rotating 3.2 megapixel webcam that seems primed for Skype and other video calls. Other specs of the prototype include a 10.1-inch non-gloss screen with 1024 x 600 resolution, full-color or black & white mode for reading, dual-core ARM A9 CPU, and playback of 1080p HD video.

Notion Ink and NVIDIA have been showing off the device at MWC. Reports from various websites say that it has twice the battery life of the iPad. Throw in three USB ports, HDMI output, GPS, accelerometer and WiFi in a 1.4-pound device, you’ve got something good going.

People should really get over this obsession with Flash. Flash is an inherently unfriendly protocol, and it would be much better if Adobe's grip was loosened and we could move to a world where Flash wasn't so dominant. Consider, 40 million plus iPhone users manage just fine without Flash, so it's unnecessary, particularly for a mobile device. I'm pleased to see that Microsoft's WP7S platform won't support Flash in the first release. This is a Good Thing. Perhaps this is the moment where finally people realise that there's more than one way to deliver dynamic content and that Adobe is not the only platform.

iPhone users manage without flash, but the iPad is supposed to be a much more rich media experience. As a former iPhone user, no flash an the tiny iPhone screen is fine, but on the iPad I expect much more. I would use the pad for internet web browsing and all that. Not having flash kills it. More than half the videos on the web run in flash.

flash is a heavy weight ball and chain. as the worl is movign towards mobile computing, flash must be avoided at all costs, in mobile devices, so that we can save memory an dbattery power for usefl taks, rather than cpu-hogging.

Yeah,and you won’t even be able to watch the video above, or to play games, watch flash sites,etc. Flash does exist as a part of the internet whether people like it or not.If something doesn’t support flash, its not supporting web browsing properly!I’m sure there might be better solution,but that’s popular, get use to it. Simple.

I love how Steve Jobs and Apple fanboys want the internet to cater to their over-sized iPhone instead of vice versa. If you want to pay more for less, then by all means, do so. I mean seriously, how much would it really have cost to put a camera on the damn thing?

Since you went out of your way to automatically bash Mac users your entire argument is now invalid. Go put up a valid point or just shut up and enjoy your iPhone/iPad imitation. (point I develop superior flash applications for a living and I wouldn't want flash support on my portable devices.) (Flash is a very heavy memory hog and a very heavy on the processor only an Android shrill would want this capability or a MORON) U MAD?

you forget SJ does not like buttons.. a cam would look ugly to him.. just thinking.. I could use this device to fax/scan & print wouldent that kill fax machicnes for once.. my fax machine is giving me issues.. please release it early..

it has 3 USBs thinking again I could attach my dvd player / pen drive / hard disk & then connect it to my to my LCD TV.. oh my.. the blue tooth remote ( yes it has A2DP) could make weaver in all home entertainment systems.. guys… apps developers will love this gadget.. my imagination is running.. hope these can materialize..

That is right !!! it will start from 349.99 and go up to 800 usd……i would say still better than iPad..i got one on first day i remembered Steve jobs saying it will run all the iPhone apps as it is even when you go full screen..Well that was big Bullshit as soon as you zoom in all the text becomes blurred .. you don't even want to read. and Wi-fi really sucks can not play youtube video without freezing in 8 min youtube video it freezes 6 times. Not to mention screen resolution is bad when playing normal video from youtube………

If flash is the deal breaker, then Archos 101 has it as well, I think the deal breaker in the case of tablets is not just the flash, too much importance has gone to flash support just coz one 'ipad' does not know to support it. The deal breaker(s) for tablets among other things is(are) the weight of the device, hardware configurations ( software can be upgraded anytime later too ), pricing, 3G support and what price it comes, and last but not the lease 'time to market'. Heard somewhere Adam weighs 1.6 pounds. Now that is heavier than ipad and 1.5 times heavier than Archos 101. coming to hardware Adam does promise a lot, but only time know if they all are delivered. As far as tablets go Archos I think has got it all right with their 101 except may be a 3G support is missing there. And the best thing about Archos 101 is it is available already in stores. I myself work in the semi conductors industry and to mention what a very senior executive in one of the companies I worked said " Time to market is very important ", I think that cliche has never before been more truer than now.